Lea is a young girl on the brink of death. She begins her final challenge, a thesis that seeks proof in the belief that happiness can be multiplied, as can the feelings of sadness, loneliness, and misery. Unfolding the research, she discovers the "Werther Effect", a phenomenon that creates a negative domino effect. She turns to her work on a project which will achieve the opposite effect, something which would be named the "happiness effect". Utilizing an eclectic, individualistic approach to experimentation and the power of positive thinking, connections and equations lead her on a path to uncover ultimate happiness.
二战末期，溃败的德军为了扭转局势，竟然找来了一个邪恶的巫师，企图利用他召唤出地狱男爵，打败盟军。幸亏盟军的突击队在他们进行仪式时及时赶到，顺利挫败了他们的阴谋，但这时候地狱男爵——1个婴儿已经被召唤出来了，盟军见此只好收养了他。教授布鲁姆（约翰?赫特 John Hurt 饰）是地狱男爵（朗?普尔曼 Ron Perlman 饰）的养父，他用自己的善良循循教导着男爵，男爵则利用自己刀枪不入的身体和通天本领为美国政府完成了多项特种任务。然而，阴暗邪恶的本性还是一直潜藏在男爵的心底，最终人类的善良能否战胜来自地狱的邪恶？
This is story about a dentist with the talent of painlessly extracting teeth, and what happens to him as a result of being naturally good at his job. It is told with humour (much of it quite subtle, almost surreal, and in the background - imagine a street scene where everyone on the sidewalk on one side of the road walks in just one direction, and on the other side in the other), poignancy, and a frequent breaking of the 4th wall between the movie and the audience (think of what happens in Shakespeare's plays, and you'll be close). It also features some songs by Novella Matveyeva, a famous Russian singer-songwriter (her songs are sung by the leading actress).
